You are a slave in one of the States of the Confederacy.
Which of the following choices will you take?
- You could remain a slave.
- You could gain your freedom by joining the military.
- You could try to find and follow the Underground Railroad
Let us explore the idea of “agency.” Agency is the will, or ability, that you and I have to believe and act. We can excercise agency to show our inner strength, or we can excercise agency to show resilience.
The former slave and orator Frederick Douglass wrote:
The soul that is within me no man can degrade
What does this mean to you? How do you think it relates to the idea of agency?
Make Freedom Ring 